by Cara Maclean | Oct 15, 2020 | Creativity, purpose, Self Care, Uniqueness
Each night as I snuggle into bed, mold the pillow into shape, and close my eyes, a reckoning occurs. I know immediately if I’ll be able to go to sleep quickly. Most nights the answer is no. My brain sees bedtime as space to create, think, and develop ideas....
by Cara Maclean | Sep 16, 2020 | Parenting, Uniqueness
Our culture loves certainty. We love being right. We idolize right answers, and demonize those who can’t give clear, definitive right answers. Too wishy-washy. Too waffly. When I was a student, I strived for right answers. Right answers meant success. The world...
by Cara Maclean | Aug 11, 2020 | Mindfulness
The other day my husband and I unearthed our childhood photo albums. They were tucked away in the closet under the stairs like a collection of obedient, rectangular Harry Potters waiting for someone to notice them. My husband found his old track album filled with...
by Cara Maclean | Aug 6, 2020 | Mindfulness
Yesterday, my youngest sang Hamilton songs while doing dishes. (We’re late to the Hamilton party, but glad to finally understand the hype.) After singing “Look around, look around, how lucky we are to be alive right now”, he looked at me and said,...
by Cara Maclean | Jun 1, 2020 | Community, Mindfulness, Parenting
The world is full of multiple perspectives. It fascinates me to try and understand how the world looks to other people. Even in our own homes, everyone has their own special lens through which they see the world. Ultimately, it’s my own perspective that filters my...
